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Why The Army Wants To Ban Tattoos 5 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 2649

Wounded veterans at Walter Reed give wheelchair lacrosse a try 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2013 Sep 2013 2 1853

My Turn: Dangers of an F-35 crash 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 3 2036

The Relationship between American Peace-Keeping and Terrorism 1 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 1 2865

Military commanders investigated for mishandling Army’s ‘lost’ Medal of Honor nomination 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 2 1805

Lockheed F-35 Quality Failings Cited by Inspector General 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 1 1696

F-35 Fighter Jet Noise Unbearable In Vermont 1 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 2200

F-35 fighter’s issues adding up 3 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 1 2092

F-35 maker hires ex-general who led NATO Libya mission 2 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 1 2101

Should Cruise Missiles Target Saudis? 2 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 2 1934

Army Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair's court-martial on sexual assault allegations delayed, Fort Bragg s 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 1 2301

Afghan Warlord: 'The West Must Give Us Our Weapons Back' 1 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 1960

Pakistani drone victims’ lawyer says U.S. blocked his visit to Congress 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 1587

Can I ask for a little help. 7 FreedRadical Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 2798

Pentagon warns soldiers they might not be paid on time because of Congress 5 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 2 2380

Clock is ticking on aging B61 bomb, StratCom chief says 2 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 1 2063

Now Not Just CUNY Hates Petraeus After Cops Punch Out Peaceful Protesters 8 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 39 3926

Ted Rall Cartoon for September 21st, 2013: Too Much Firepower 1 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 2 2285

Army Vet Fighting in Syria Gets Plea Deal 0 jakeXT Sep 2013 Sep 2013 2 1685

US Embraces Cruel Dictators Who Host the Navy and Supply Our Oil 1 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 1 1889

UPDATE 1-Pentagon test-fires two ($25+ million) SM-3 missiles on one target 4 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 2451

Don't Be Fooled, Says Israel, Bomb Iran Instead 4 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 3 2280

Pentagon wants Guantánamo fiber-optic cable to someday serve Cuba 1 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 1 1898

Academics join CUNY protests against David Petraeus as NYPD arrests six students 2 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 3 2127

Pentagon deletes Twitter account for joking about movie theatre bombing 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 1834

Counting the Afghan Dead: America's 'Unconscionable Oversight' 1 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 2 1814

Remains of MIA special forces soldier identified 4 jakeXT Sep 2013 Sep 2013 4 2369

Navy Yard shooter latest in series of servicemen booted from military but still able to buy guns 2 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 2 1923

NATO 'Conducting Investigation' into Drone Strike That May Have Killed a Dozen Civilians 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 2 1770

Afghanistan, corruption and Karzai 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 1696

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Dempsey has doubts about probing mental health 2 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 2039

After a ride to parliament in golden carriage, Dutch king declares end to welfare state 13 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 28 4897

Sequestration Blues 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 1 1894

Police say JBLM soldier admitted to stalking at least 50 young women and teenagers this year 1 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 5 1956

Political donations from vets scammer downplayed 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 1 1819

Shootings at military bases shake sense of security 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 2 1691

The US and Its Imperial Status to the World 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 1 1731

U.S. could be left behind on infrastructure, Biden says 2 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 3 2058

Pakistan Taking Its Case against US Drone Attacks to the United Nations 1 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 4 2112

The Hubris of the Syria Interventionists 3 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 3 2048

Inside the Pentagon's Trillion Dollar F-35 Embarrassment 1 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 3 1988

Missiles In Vermont: Wrong Place For A(nother) Bad Idea 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 1661

Next Step for Peace in Syria—Stop the “Lethal Aid” 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 1675

VA’s reputation for health care takes a thrashing 3 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 5 2189

Who Spends Two-Thirds of Their Salary on Guns and War? The US Government, That's Who 5 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 6 2617

As awareness grows, more sailors report sex assault 1 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 1976

Renouncing the Right to Bear Drones 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 1680

DARPA’s Plan to Flood the Sea With Drones, Carrying More Drones 1 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 2 2070

Navy to delay $4 billion contract for next carrier 4 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 1 2405

Boeing delivers last C-17 to U.S. Air Force 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 1964

British Have Premier Industrial Position on F-35 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 1913

$10.5B of Canadian work on F-35 fighter jets at risk without order: Lockheed Martin 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 2219

Veterans face another backlog as a quarter-million appeal disability claims 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 1 1990

Navy To HASC: We’re About To Sign Sub Deals We Can’t Pay For 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 1744

Thirst for the East 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 3 1775

Afghans caught between terror and graft 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 1589

Guantánamo judge makes secret ruling on secret motion in secret hearing 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 6 1741

Syria chemical weapons attack not ordered by Assad, says German press 6 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 3 2536

Pentagon adjusts plans for more intense attacks on Syria 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 1717

Obama Needs To Convince the World; What Is the Weinberger Doctrine? 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 1665

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Obama Could Set the Middle East Ablaze 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 1 3486

Congress Could now Alter our Militarized approach to the Middle East– But likely Won’t (Bacevich) 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 1607

Abu Ghraib Torture Victims Ordered To Pay U.S. Contractor's Legal Fees 4 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 3 2178

The Pivot to Africa, The Startling Size, Scope, and Growth of US Military Operations on the African 2 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 1 2118

Why Can't They Keep Their Dicks In Their Pants? 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 3 2950

Republicans Are Torn Between Their Racist Hatred of Obama and Eternal Love of Bombing the Crap Out o 1 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 1 1895

The War or Nothing Tunnel Vision 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 1 1640

THE ROVING EYE: Dogs of war versus the emerging caravan 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 1582

The Repetition Compulsion for War -- and How It Might Fail This Time 1 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 2 1908

(Military) Base vulnerable to more big cuts 1 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 1969

The costs and doubts keep growing for carrier Ford 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 1 1577

Does Sequester Limit Options for Actions Against Syria?--No Preventive Presence! 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 1 1584

I Am Not 'War-Weary' 7 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 14 2432

Navy Needs Supplemental Cash If Syria Strikes Last Past September: CNO 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 2 1623

‘Breach of Trust,’ by Andrew J. Bacevich 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 3 1658

More bad news for DOD audit-readiness 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 1 1575

Pentagon Is Ordered to Expand Potential Targets in Syria With a Focus on Forces 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 3 1614

Feds Feed Families 2013 Campaign a Success 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 1 1603

CNO Details Navy's Fiscal 2014 Budget Realities 1 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 1 1754

Lawmakers warn military cuts will hinder Syria strike plans 4 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 1 2176

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